If you have spent the past weekend endlessly churning over fan theories and Reddit pages over what happens in the White Lotus season finale, you’re not alone.
Our two month stay in Thailand with some of the most unhappy, wealthy people is soon to be over. And I can’t help but speculate over what’s going to happen.
If The White Lotus has taught us anything, it’s that no one is safe. Not your chakras, not your trust fund, and definitely not your dignity. With season three’s finale Amor Fati looming, the internet’s gone full tinfoil hat trying to predict who’s getting shot, who’s doing the shooting, and whether a monkey might actually pull the trigger.
Let’s be real — the creator Mike White isn’t subtle. This season opened with gunfire, a body in the water, and a trail of trauma soaked in bath salts and Buddhist metaphors. It’s been building to something explosive, and the theories? Unhinged — in the best way.
There’s the obvious: Tim Ratliff (Jason Isaacs), our washed-up wolf of Wall Street, might eat a bullet — courtesy of his meltdown-prone son Saxon or pill-jonesing wife Victoria. But that’s almost too obvious. Then there’s the creepiest curveball: the Ratliff brothers, fresh off an incestuous full moon party, might end things with a bit of fratricide. So wholesome.
Fans think Mook (Lisa from BLACKPINK, no less) is way too calm — girl-next-door by day, criminal mastermind by night? Her sidekick Gaitok’s already halfway to a redemption arc via murder. If anyone’s going rogue in this finale, it’s him — probably after shooting the dodgy yoga teacher Valentin to prove he’s more than just a nice guy with great posture.
Meanwhile, long-suffering Belinda’s on a crash course with Greg, Tanya’s sleazeball widower. She’s done being zen, and the vibes scream revenge.
And then there’s the monkey theory. Yes, that theory — that one of the resort’s rogue monkeys grabs a gun and ends it all. The internet certainly won’t let that theory go. One cast member already denied it, which in Lotus logic basically confirms it.
Don’t rule out a triple kill either. This is the third season, after all. Bad luck comes in threes, the characters are grouped in toxic little trios, and someone mentioned Buddhism. It all makes sense if you don’t think about it too hard.
Whatever happens, Mike White’s not handing us a clean ending. It’ll be messy, petty, and probably end with someone bleeding in a plunge pool. Namaste to that.
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